Tag Archives: Data Theft

IRS Security Faults Leave Taxpayer Data At Risk

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: March 20, 2010
Slashdot/Soulskill coondoggie writes: “In this tax season, when billions of dollars and tons of personal information is relayed to and from the government, it’s more than disconcerting to hear that the Internal Revenue Service is still struggling to keep private information secure. A report out Friday from watchdogs at the Government Accountability Office says about [...]
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US military spied on Planned Parenthood, civilian phone calls

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: February 27, 2010
John Byrne/RawStory United States military intelligence spied on Planned Parenthood and other domestic groups as part of US security preparations for the 2002 winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, according to a recently declassified military document obtained by a civil liberties group Thursday.
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Federal Judge Orders Schools To Stop Laptop Spying

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: February 24, 2010
kdawson/Slashdot CWmike writes: “A federal judge on Monday ordered the Pennsylvania school district accused of spying on its students to stop activating the cameras in school-issued MacBook laptops. According to the original complaint, Blake Robbins was accused by a Harriton High School assistant principal of ‘improper behavior in his home’ and shown a photograph taken [...]
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Official: FBI Probing Pa. School Webcam Spy Case

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: February 22, 2010
CBS 21 Feb 2010 PHILADELPHIA (CBS3/AP) — A Pennsylvania school district accused of secretly switching on laptop computer webcams inside students’ homes is under investigation by federal authorities, a law enforcement official with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press.
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Lawsuit: School gave kids laptops to spy on them at home

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: February 21, 2010
Raw Story/Daniel Tencer 19 Feb 2010 Students in a Philadelphia-area school district have launched a lawsuit accusing their schools of spying on them at home through webcams installed in laptop computers the district gave them.
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